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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1944 PubtMMd Cxnpl Smxtay, by THE SENTINEL HUNTING COMPANY. 808 Street, ntchbun, Man. TKBMS: One year 18.00; fix 9US: three months, 12.25: pcytolt In advance, blend Mcond-claa matter the ritehburfc SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1944 Hanbo of OM Aaodatod The AMOdited Pren exclusively entitled to the UM for republicattan of all newt dUnatchei credited to It or not otherwiM credited In thli paper and also the local news published herein. All of republlcatlon of special dispatches herein are reserved. The Sentinel assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors hi advertisements but in such an event will furnish a Tetter stating the facts to be posted in the store.

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Evening, W. Last March 17, 4h, 5m, W. THE SUPREME COURT ON EDGE It would be helpful if, amid the natural confusion and tension incident to war, one institution in our government, the United States Supreme Court, were able to sail along serenely on even keel. We haVe traditionally- felt in this -country that the Supreme Court was just such an institution, raised above political storms, human and fallible, of course, but nevertheless a rock of serenity and calm judgment, above and beyond the madding crowd. Yet conflict within the court, punctuated by bitter comment that finds its way into printed den- sions, has been repeatedly publicized.

It is not only a question of difference of opinion, which has always been expected, but also of open and biting criticism by one justice of another, or by one group of another group of justices. If this airing of personalities continues, public confidence in the Supreme Court as a stabilizing influence in our national life will suffer, and the consequences may be far-reaching. For it is conceivable that in the period of stress to come, with divisive influences at work in Congress and the rift between the legislative and executive tranches growing, there may come a time when the salvation of the country from virtual anarchy might rest upon the faith of the people in the Supreme Court as a body of trustworthy, way in guiding educational policy, we must nevertheless still believe that the First Amendment and 'other specific guarantees of the Constitution must in all cases be respected. That is what the Supreme Court decided when it reversed itself and freed the Jehovah's Witnesses children from the persecution of local school authorities. Again, if we accept Jefferson's idea that the survival of democracy depends upon enlightening the people, (that is, better comprehension of free government), we must assume that the Supreme Court must play a role in this process, by pointing out in its decisions from time to time how the people, through their local school authorities (reflecting the people's prejudices and whims of the moment) have erred.

Can the people be educated by having the highest court in the land ignore invasions of the civil liberties guaranteed in the First Amendment? lit is -A major to persuade majorities one which cannot be performed by the courts, which can and must be performed by the schools, the press, the church, political parties sad' other tic agencies," writes Commager. How can schools persuade the people to adopt a correct attitude toward civil liberties when the schools themselves (with approval by the highest court) lay down ar a rule or educational policy that all children, regardless of religious convictions to the contrary, must be made to conform to a compulsory salute, even at the cost of violating their own consciences? THE SPIRIT THAT WINS "We ought to do something to help win this war," said the marines laughingly as they were pushing ofl from Guadalcanal, where had lived through weeks of hell And every marine bought at least one War Bond. The story was told by Sgt Samuel Shaffer, marine combat correspondent, at United Fitchburg Night in support of the United Campaign for the Community Chest and National War Fund. Sgt. Shaffer, who fought at Guadalcanal and through the nightmare of Tarawa, with many a lucky narrow escape from death at the hands of the Japs, urged the people of Fitchburg: "Write to the -boys and girls in service and tell them about the War Fund drive, and of your part hi helping to make it a success.

And later when they receive a copy of The Sentinel and look to see what is going on in their home city, they will be able to say: 'Look fellows, they have been having a United Campaign in Fitchburg and it went over the Naturally, Sgt Shaffer didn't suggest what might be the feelings of the boys if they learned that the drive had failed to meet the quota. The word "failure" is not the vocabulary of the marines who fought at Tarawa, They reach their objective, or die facing the enemy. When we here at home are expecting such determination and sacrifice of the boys over there, We should never suggest that we will Surprise! Surprise! Among New Books Springfield, publishers of the Webster dictionary, we found this "Ballad of Beautiful Words," by John T. McCutcheon, famous cartoonist:" Amethyst, airy, drifting, Bell, Oriole, lark, alone, Columbine, kestrel, temple, bell, Madrigal, calm, condone. Emerald, swallow, tawny, dawn, starling, lane, Radiance, rosary, garland, fawn, Pastoral, valley, vane.

Crinoline, crimson, crystal, croon, Troubadour, flagon, flown, Caravan, amber, laurel, moon, Tamarine, tendon, tone, Chivalry, convoy, clamor, cling, Hurricane, highland, dream, Journeyman, mariner, sailor, wing, Mandarin, tarn, redeem. Imperial, ermine, helmet, lance, Gpndola, glory, glade, Calendar, sultan, darling, dance, Melody, minstrel, maid. Dominion, destiny, danger, dare, Revelry, drone, dragoon, Tourmaline, treasure, fortune, fair, Olden, gold, doubloon. Smoldering, somber, tumbrel, tomb, Indigo, ember, shorn, Sonorous, sorrow, clover, doom, Pendulum, dirge, forlorn. Charity, gloaming, garnering, grain, Curfew, candle, loam, In Washington By-JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Feb.

19 The American Automobile Association, with the cooperation of the Office of Befense Transportation, has just completed a survey of the automobile and gasoline situation at the end of the second year of war. Some of the facts are a little staggering. Although all motorists are making 'em do and wearing 'em out, more than 2,000,000 cars have gone into the junk pile and another million have gone into storage. Where we, had 28,000,000 cars in the hands of private owners (trucks, buses, aren't included, but the decline there has been proportionate), we now have around 24,500,000. Charles L.

Bearing, director of OBTs division of review and special studies, thinks however, that private owners, through car pools, mileage budgeting and careful upkeep, have done a grand job of maintaining a "personalized transportation system" that has contributed much to the war effort But at what a cost In the western gasoline-restricted states, the per mile cost of car operation has risen from approximately 6 cents a mile to 12 cents. That's just the average. The cost to card holders has risen to the amazing sum of 34 cents a mile. In the central Barucli i Continued from Page One) mum and war agencies cut as their work dwindles. Those things are fine, the legislators said, but there were immediate objections raised in influential quarters to a proposal for enactment now of a postwar tax bill and there was every evidence that trouble lies ahead before some the current war powers are extendd.

Chairman George (B-Ga.) of the Senate finance committee said ho thought it impractical, hi the middle of a war, to attempt to draft a tax bill that would not become operative until after hostilities cease, as Baruch suggested. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) said the controversial question of continuing food price subsidies is sure to arise when the administration asks for extension of the wartime price control act George viewed with suspicion the proposal to set up a work director, contending that if broad powers were centered in one man whose chief objective was to keep employment at a high level he might retard the conversion of war plan's to civilian pursuits. The Baruch report strongly recommended continuation of the price control, priorities and allocation, anc requisition powers which expire this year, and while Taft said he thoughl all three necessarily must be ex- By JOHN SELBY Some fiction for the kite winter- George Sessions Perry, the easygoing "exan, has large number of his Texas stories and made a kind of amalgam which he calls "Hackberry Cavalier." The basis of the 1 is the long list of stories published since 1937 by the Saturday Evening Post These he has furnished with connecting links and other new material so that the result is something halfway between a book of short sketches and a novel; Mr. Perry's good humor, his ability to suggest the Texas backwoods drawl in prose, his honest sympathy and his gift for characterization are all in the book. It is good reading in the medium- height tale department (Viking: $250).

"Canape-Vert" has two brothers are. One is Pierre Marcelin, the other Philippe Thorby-Marcelin. The book itself has a sort of double personality, Jt, begins -with a. quite -sober introduction which explains Haiti from the dialect to the zombie, and it continues as a novel in which a very Gallic sensibility and candor are combined a heavy dose of Haitian folkways and customs. It has sparkle.

(Farrar Rinehart; Probably Monica Bickets gets very tired of being told that although she is the great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, she still is not her distinguished ancestor's equal as a novelist. But as long as capital is made of the relationship, the comparison will follow. "Edward's Fancy" is about an Englishman with a disagreeable wife'whose chief escape is rabbit- breeding in his backyard. It has its bright moments, but it seems to me a good deal is made of rather slight material (Harpers; James Aldridge's "The Sea Eagle" is "a first "rate successor'to" his" extraordinarily fine first novel, which was "Signed With Their The new book'hangs on the desire" of one Angus Burke to escape from Crete when the Nazis took over, and its point is the growth of Angus when he gradually takes to fighting for the ideal of freedom instead of personal survival It is a fine job. (Little, Brown; $250).

McKENNEY ON BRIDGE Russia (Continued from Page One) By WELUAM E. McKENNEY American Card Authority As I said in yesterday's article, the North and South hands shown today present a very interesting combination of cards. Today I am giving you the East and West cards also, and wish to know whether or not you can make seven spades. To make it more difficult, West again opens the ten of hearts. Declarer goes up with the king from dummy and East signals with the nine.

West's bid of four diamonds has warned the declarer that he must expect freak distribution. It looks fairly safe, however, to lead the eight of diamonds, win with the ace and return the queen of diamonds. A careless declarer now might ruff with the four of spades and have it over-ruffed, but South should ruff with nine- spot Now what should East discard 7 If he discards a club, he sets up the whole club suit. If he discards thfc-oeclarer'wiH cash" the of hearts, ruff the heart, and his jack becomes good. Suppose that when dummy ruffs the- diamond with the nine of spades, East makes the fine play of under-ruffing with the deuce.

South A 3 8 A 9 5 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 None Dealer 46581.. 9 8 I 4 A 1 0 8 7 4 10 8 6 Duplicate--None vuL South West North 11 4 4 5 Past 1 15 Double 7 A Pass, 10. show! reason that East Is trying to protect four hearts to the queen and Jour clubs, which would leave him four spades and a diamond. South should cash the oueen of spa'des to pick" up West's" trump, then the ace, king and queen of clubs; go over to this hand by leading dummy's last spade, and cash his last three trumps, discarding tha nine and five of clubs and three of hearts from dummy. THE WAR TOD AY By DE WITT MACKENZIE Wide World War Analyst Krivol Rog already has been outflanked and dispatches said that the position of the German garrison there is extremely critical.

At Kherson, Russian forces already are reported to be massing on the banks of the Bnieper opposite the city ready for the command to launch an all-out attack. Capture of Staraya Russa and the railroad town of Shimsk, 30 miles to the northwest, together with the towns and villages in between, gave the Red army a three- armed operation against Pskov. Russian troops as a result are now able to drive on the "key to the Baltics" from the east, northeast and north. If the Red army in the north follows the usual Russian tactics its While we shall be wise not to start celebrations pending details of the new battles in the Southwest Pacific the overall picture of our operations is a gratifying one of great striking- power and initiative--two elements which spell victory. wearing their caps at a cocky angle these days, and that fact is vastly more important than success in any single battle action.

We are beginning to strike when and where we will, and indications are that our new and really magnificent machine in the Pacific is in high gear and won't slow down again until Yankee troops have the dust of Tokyo on their boots. Just look at the latest developments: We've sent a great fleet of warplanes to bulldog Truk, one of the world's most powerful naval bases, especially designed to-withstand any manner of attack which Uncle Sam could bring against it We've landed units of our gallant marine and army amphibious forces on the important island base of Eni- wetok, in the Marshalls, and have established beachheads. We've almost wiped out a great Jap convoy, enroute from Truk to the Bismarck archipelago--at least 12 transports and supply vessels plus three warships. Sounds like bragging, doesn't it, coming on top of all our other Pacific exploits in the past fortnight? Well, it is a sort of backhanded boasting--let it lie where it falls. No wonder the Tokyo radio has sent out the shrill warning to its public that the attack on Truk is part of "persistent activities aiming at Tokyo on our Japanese main- miral Nimitz's challenge, and come out to fight.

The Jap spokesman said the Mikado's navy was "biding its time until the very end" and looking "for the golden opportunity to destroy the enemy at one strike." That probably is largely true. The spokesman might have been more accurate if he had said that the Japs were afraid to risk 'their ships because they realized -they were going to have to defend the motherland at dose quarters before long. Capture of Eniwetok will greatly hasten -the neutralization of Truk. Eniwetok' is only about 750 miles northeast of the big naval base, and has facilities for airfields, so that Truk could be reached easily by bombers. Possession of Eniwetok also would help neutralize other island bases by severing their supply lines.

Open House (Continued from Page One) and prize In the Metropolitan operp auditions. She will be accompanied tomorrow by Richmond Page, of Boston, Other guests on the program include Lt Merrill H. Whitney, habitation officer of Lovell General hospital, Sgt Blair C. Smith, of Rochester, N. a returned veteraa of the North African campaign, and Col.

Winfield O. Shrum, command" ing officer of the recruit reception center. Robert P. Storer, chairman of the Massachusetts committee of volunteers for USO will also speak; The program will open with Sn ffH could detach themselves from ordi- jective, which is largely to raise nary personal consideration and funds for the boys' comfort and render decision in a calm, objective spirit free from petty bickering and recriminations. Recently Mr.

Justice Roberts, in a dissent shared by Mr. Justice Frankfurter, wrote: "The tendency to disregard precedents in the decision of cases like the present has become so strong in this court of late as, hi my view, to shake confidence in the consistency of decision and leave the courts below on an uncharted sea of doubt and difficulty, without any confidence that what was said yesterday will hold good tomorrow." The recent series of reversals dates back to the Gobitis case, involving state compulsory flag salute laws, which children of Jehovah's Witnesses, a religious sect, refused to obey on grounds of conscience and religious scruples. With a single dissent, the court originally decided that the compulsory flag salute was constitutional. Within a year, however, the court had reversed itself and had handed down a majority opinion that the states in regulating the schools could not deprive citizens of the protection of the First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of religion. It is noteworthy that Henry Steele Commager has written a book, "Majority Rule and Minority Rights," which has received favorable critical comment, and which uses the Gobitis case as a jumping off place.

Author Commager also returns to the case at the end of the book and quotes at length from Mr. Justice Frankfurter's original opinion. The contention of Mr. Commager, welfare. What, indeed, would they think if, on the eve of another battle, or after Beaching their objective and being relieved for a well-earned rest, they learned by letter or newspaper that the folks at home had not given generously enough to meet the quota for services to the boys through USO and other agencies? Sgt.

Shaffer told of one of the most perilous assignments in jungle fighting. When medium lank? are used the operators cannot see their objectives. Spotters walk hi advance of the tanks, or alongside the tanks, or ride on the turrets and thus direct the men inside. The spotters are exposed directly to enemy fire. It is a job filled only by volunteers.

But there is never any lack of spotters. As soon as one spotter is killed or wounded another marine promptly takes his place. The sergeant also told of hard- boiled marines weeping like children because, their small boats stuck fast on a coral reef, they had to obey orders and remain where they were while their comrades pushed ahead toward the deadly enemy fire. They wanted to get into the fight and were angry to the point of tears because they were delayed. He told of other marines who came down with malaria a few days before Bay.

When malaria hits youj it's tough. A succession of severe chills, followed by high fever. Yet the marines went off to their bunks and tried to conceal their illness. They didn't want to miss and they wouldn't go on sick caD following Mr. Frankfurter's lead, is" until an ss ed a command that the people themselves must wh the coul not disobey.

Here and There tnrash out their differences regarding educational policy, that they cannot depend upon the courts to do their thinking for them, that devotion to civil liberties (including freedom of religion) must rest upon the people's "active and intelligent interest in these matters." Yet he quotes Jefferson at length to show that the people must be "enlightened and educated." "Enlighten the people generally and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day," Commager quotes from Jefferson. We submit that here is a gross contradiction of statement On the one hand, people are to learn by themselves through trial and error, by means of their local school authorities and state legislatures; on the other hand, the people are to be "persuaded," "enlightened," "educated." Commager doesn't say how this is to effected; but the HMW point is that somehow it is to be America and fortify our nation done from the top down, while a against all foreign invaders, and put the same time they are to learn of I Pf manufacturing and agricultural themselves through trial and error. I fdustnes progressive conditions. The conflict of opinion here seems 1L 16 oil taxations elemental and obvious. Sr cSt" If we grant that local school au- thorities and state legislatures are In a little pamphlet, "Word Study," to have the greatest possible lee- Issued by the Merriam company of That the spirit that gets the job done overseas.

A minute part of that same spirit, diffused through Fitchburg, would send the United Campaign roaring over the top. Straight from the horse's mouth do we get this--a declaration from Richard G. Harris of Knoxville, Tenn, that he is an "Independent, Progressive, Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States of America." And now hold your hats while we spread before you his platform: "I am subject to the general election to be held November 7, 1944, and if elected, I will return all of our soldiers, marines and sailors and all of our belongings back to Children, evening, home. Matthew Smith, secretary of the Mechanics Educational Society of America, may find that he has patterned wartime labor deportment after the wrong model. In defying a War Labor Board sub- pena; in announcing that his' union's strike in 44 war plants has been hajted only in announcing that his actions are subject to his policy committee's approval, he has out-Lewised John L.

Lewis. Mr. Lewis was successful in this sort of maneuvering. But the public, the armed forces, and, it may be suspected, the government, got pretty mad at Mr. Lewis' coal strikes.

They don't want any more of them. They're a little tired of Lewis' tactics. Maybe nobody tells Mr. Smith these things. But it is just possible that he might awake one day to find that the government has invoked the full measure of the wartime strike law against him, and then throw the book at him.

The soldier's wife who asked the war department to take her husband off a desk and give him a fighting job hasj written a persuasive recruiting argument for the WACs and the rest of the women-at-arms. She was, writing about a 6-foot, 190- pound sergeant who had "spent years practicing all kinds of shooting and fighting." But he had also spent seven years in college and university. The fighting men of this description. But the jobs behind the line are not "some use- less'branch of the service," as this soldier's wife suggested. They have to be done, and many of them can be done by women.

One qualified, capable girl in WAC uniform could let this husky sergeant put his shooting and fighting practice to work, with the army's grateful thanks. Patrons of English pubs are being annoyed these days by beer glasses falling apart in then- hands. From returning travelers tell us of the insipid British wartime brew, we can believe that even the glasses can't take it any more. It's a funny world. We elect people to pass down the laws--so we can pass 'em up.

The- Red Cross set up first aid quarters in the revenue office in Cleveland for the benefit of folks standing in line to make out their income tax reports. What most people need'is first aid when it comes to paying. Experience is a great teacher but a lot of help from common sense. An 8-year-old Michigan boy, res- cu-i by police after he floated on a cake of ice for eight hours, said he wasn't a bit frightened. Twasafine place to keep cool The moon has its quarters and halves--maybe because full very often.

In the eastern states, the average annual mileage of motorists was just under 10,000 miles a year; now the average has dropped to 3800 miles. In the central states, the average is 5700 now and in the Pacific coast area 6200." The fact that there are certain fixed costs on any automobile --depreciation, insurance, upk 'p. etc. --explains why the reduced driving has upped the per mile cost. The rest is explained in increases in the cost of gasoline, oil, servicing and repair.

The thing about this breakdown is that in most cities holders of restricted cards can save considerable money by using public transportation and even a small amount by using taxis. Many persons have already discovered this--hence the great burden on public transportation and the taxi companies. When the war costs of driving really begin to Link in, these burdens will increase. The United States now is really paying a price for being a nation on wheels. As to the immediate future, there is no promise of any great relief.

There will be no increase in automobile production for the duration. The gasoline situation may Improve eventually but not soon. There isn't any near prospect in relief on repair parts or the manpower to install them. With an estimated need for 30,000,000 synthetic rubber tires this year, we going to get only about 18 to 24 million. tach to the price control legislation an amendment outlawing food subsidies similar to that vetoed by President Roosevelt yesterday.

The House sustained the veto, bul 226 to 151 vote to override served notice that a majority still is strongly opposed to subsidies. Sinking (Continued from Page One) So They Say! The danger of a general offensive by the Red army has been virtually removed. It can be said that the German army is in con-, trol of tha war Do- mei news agency--quoting German DNB news agency. In the peace to come, the New Beal will not be dead. If it is dead, the Bemocratic party will be dead and well dead.

Vice President Henry Wallace. Giving the devil his due, I don't believe they (the Germans) deliberately shoot at us, because they know we can go back and mop up their hospitals. Lt. Maurietta Shoemaker, chief nurse at shelled Nettuno hospital. The problem of replacing materiel is growing more and more difficult, and even unsolvable in some cases.

This leads to an insufferable weakening of our combat of the day of a German commander in Italy. We must be very careful not to fall into the same pit of overconfidence the Japanese are in. On Bougainville, for instance, there is not a Japanese who doesn't think he can take on and lick five Yanks. What's more, he will tiy to do it--Comdr. Gene Tunney.

sent to the bottom, but the sinking was not confirmed by Allied authorities. The one-time Pacific liner, which had been taken over by the British admiralty, was filled with troops, navy personnel, Italian prisoners and Greek and Polish refugees. Forty-four of the British crew oi approximately 300 are known to have died. Bescribing the scene, Wing Comdr. E.

R. Emond said at Ottawa, "all around us were bodies of men and some women who had been attacked and killed by sharks and barracuda. We got one Italian prisoner of war aboard just as a shark grabbed him. He was mauled so badly he died the next day." Emond said wireless operators got off a message before the big liner went down, but a very long, grim and hazardous" 17 hours passed before an RAF Catahna flying boat spotted the lifeboats. A British destroyer reached the survivors a day and a half later.

After the torpedo struck, the submarine surfaced and the commander said in English that he would give those aboard a chance to abandon ship before finishing it off with dck guns. An Italian doctor was picked up by the submarine. The Empress of Canada was the first vessel from the outside world to reach Yokohama after the Japan- called. She was turned into a hos- ese earthquake of 1923, it was re- pital ship, caring for thousands of survivors at the docks. Her supplies were given away wholesale to the sufferers.

Tourists, Stay Away From Our Door SAN FRANCISCO Come to San Francisco Now," In big, black type those words will leap at Americans from national advertisements in a complete about-face program for San Francisco. Wartime crowding of the nation's No. 1 tourist-conscious city is the reason. Paging Mr. Hoyle CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.

C4 Arch Faidley, 74, Charley Douglass, 77, Sam Behm, 80, and Bab Carruth, 66, partners for 42 years in a printing business here, attribute part of their successful relationship to a daily card game at the shop. For over 30 years they, along with em- ployes, have played setback every day from 12.15 to 1 during the lunch hour. American pioneers believed that country which could not grow trees was worthless for agriculture and for years avoided settling on the prairies--most fertile of all farm land. countryside and before long ski troopers will be threatening German positions in the area from the south. Already the German garrison at Pskov is running the risk of a Russia ndrive across the narrow isth- mus.between Lake Peipus and Lake Pskov to cut the trunk railway connecting Pskov and" Riga, Latvian capital, 165 miles to the southwest on the shores of the Gulf of Riga.

The sector between Staraya Russa and the Russian-held territory north of Novosokolniki comprises one of the worst fears in the Soviet Union for battle operations. It is composed almost entirely of swamps, forests, rivers, creeks and streams, all diffi- cut obstacles for extensive maneuvering. Bomber (Continued from Page One) dioed its home base at Westover field, that it was circling over Syracuse muniulpal airport and was running out of gas and unable to land because of poor visibility. The commanding officer at Westover field, where the flight originated, ordered the crew to bail out Today's coast guard search was by motor detail along the shore from Oswego to Stony Point, under the direction of A. H.

Gushing, chief boatswain's mate. Oswego harbor is frozen. Planes from the Rome army air field braved the storm to assist in a fruitless day-long search yesterday. Forest rangers, game protectors and state police in this vicinity were asked to participate. Army officials at the Rome airport, announcing that next of kin had been notified, listed members of the missing plane's crew as: Flight Officer Wendell K.

Ponder, Jackson, Flight Officer Raymond A. Bickel, Springfield, Sgt. Audrey H. Alexander, Rogersville, Sgt Kenneth M. Jones, Milwaukee, Sgt Thomas C.

Roberts, Boston; Sgt Phillip R. Walton, Berkeley, CaL Delivers As BURHAM, Eng. British women do not consider having a baby a reason for slacking their war efforts. The wife of a Burhafh postmaster, now that her baby has arrived, takes the mail and her baby in a carriage and makes the deliveries right on time. It takes her nearly five hours to cover 11 miles.

Cobbler, 82, Plugs On Home Front CHAMBERLAIN, S. B. --he's 82--and partial blindness aren't keeping H. Prey, former shoemaker, from the ranks of outstanding home front performers. Since January, 1942, Prey has collected 42 tons of waste paper and baled it He has sold $300 worth and turned the proceeds over to the Red Cross and various war agencies.

broadcaster indicated the government's anxious state of mind when he made an appeal for the production of more warships. Our attack on Truk apparently was designed to serve a double purpose: (1) To do as much damage as possible to this all-important base. (2) To provide a distraction while Rear Adm. Richmond Turnerr initiated the attempt to capture Eni- wetok. Secretary of the Navy Knox yesterday said in Washington that he thought the Truk attack was "a victory." Betails are lacking at this writing, but if our airmen were able to unload great cargoes cf bombs on this stronghold, the probabilities are that we have indeed achieved a notable success.

Truk is more than a naval headquarters. It's the mother base for supplies and major repair work for the whole Southwest Pacific. Thus we were gunning not only for warships but to destroy supplies and neutralize the efficacy of this vast center. Of course it's to be hoped that we sent a lot of warships to the bottom, but we are out to render the base impotent. That will remove the chief remaining barrier to Tokyo and the Philippines.

Tokyo yesterday apologized because its fleet hadn't answered Ad- ner" by Miss MacWatters. Rev, Henry I. Bailey, president of the Fitchburg Ministerial Assn. will give the invocation. John B.

Hayes, chairman of the Fitchburg USO council, will give a welcome the guests, and Mayor Woollacolt viil pay a tribute to the USO from the city. The state tribute to Ihe USO will be given by Mr Storer. Miss McWatters will present a selection, and then Col. Shrum will speak on behalf of the reception center. Lt Whitney and Sgt Smith will speak for Lovell General hospital.

Following another selection by Miss MacWatters, Rev. Edward R. Kenealy, post chaplain at Fort Bevens, will give the benediction. Frederic H. Peabody, chairman of the USO program committee, will be the master of ceremonies.

The USO has extended a cordial invitation to all the residents of Fitchburg to visit the club tomorrow afternoon, at the observance of the third anniversary of USO. Real Apron String BUBLIN OP)--To prevent the reaking up of family life Erie au- hprities have decreed that a man wishing to leave the country must jave written consent of his wife and vice versa. to 1NSIGNE HORIZONTAL 48 Crimson 1 Bepicted is in-50 Penetrates HiiiaiaisHa nisi slgne of Scouting Squadron 5, U. S. naval aviation 8 Most painful 14 Recall 15 Contaminate; 16 Bar by estoppel 17 Brone bee 19 Italian coin 20 Solar disk (Egypt) 51 Bawn goddess VERTICAL 1 Quintessence 2 Balance 3 Articulates 4 Metal 5 Tree fluid 6 Engineering Corps (abbr.) 21 Bullets wwwia By Your Leave, Sir ST.

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